Pentax Australia has confirmed that the newly announced Pentax Optio W60 will be available locally in August, 2008.

The Pentax Optio W60 is equipped with a newly developed 28mm wide-angle optical 5x zoom lens, a 10 effective megapixels, and enhanced waterproofing performance more than 30 percent better than previous models allowing the camera to operate underwater at depths of four meters. Not only is the Optio W60 waterproofed to the JIS Class 8 Waterproofing standard, it has been dustproofed to JIS Class 5 against sand and dust and can operate in temperatures as cold as –10°C.

The Pentax Optio W60 can capture movies at resolutions as high as 1280 x 720 pixels, which is comparable to HDTV resolution. It also has several features to make recording easier and more enjoyable, such as the Movie SR (Shake Reduction) function, which automatically corrects camera shake, and the Underwater Movie mode, which optimizes settings for recording underwater.

In summary, the Pentax Optio W60 will feature

10 megapixels, HD movie recording

Image stabilisation for both still and movie captures

5 x optical zoom (35mm equiv. is 28-140mm)

Voice recording mode

Panorama mode (stitches a series of up to three shots into one wide photo)

Face detection

Maco mode 1cm away from subject

2.5″ LCD screen

Smile captuer

Blink detection

Pricing, colours & availability TBA.
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Tags: Pentax, W60, waterproof

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